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Saints of the Month: February

his life for certain, there is a legend that he married a noble
widow but was put under a curse. The curse was that he would
kill his parents one day. Julian and his wife moved very far away
hoping to avoid this curse. However, Julian’s parents discovered
where he was and decided to visit him unannounced while Julian
was away. His wife gave them their bed to sleep overnight. Julian
returned and found the couple in the bed, assuming his wife was
with another man, he slew them both. When he learned of the
truth, he spent his life in penance. Both he and his wife went to
Rome as pilgrims and returned to create a hospital as part of
their penance, dedicating the rest of their lives in caring for the
sick and the poor. A leper came to stay in the hospital and later
revealed himself to be an angel, telling Julian that God had
granted him absolution for his sins. The river that the hospital
was built next to, was crossed often by the crusaders.

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